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If you think Twitter is basically for the birds, I was once like you. Actually, as a child I had a succession of blue parakeets I faithfully nurtured that then mysteriously dropped dead—a portent of things to come? Recently, though, after spending countless dollars to promote my real estate tell-all humor book (with so-so results), […]

I recently read a disturbing article in the San Francisco Chronicle, which reported that over half the homes that sold in the Bay Area over the past year were not offered for sale on the Multiple Listing Service—they were private sales. A homeowner mentions that he plans to move, word carries, and before he knows […]

Writing a book? Whether you want to publish traditionally, independently, or find an agent, everyone wants to know what YOU are going to do to help THEM get eyeballs on your writing. I, a self-proclaimed Luddite, overcame my aversion to Twitter and built a following of over 20,000 in 5 to 10 minutes a day—not […]

According to a new study by America’s Research Group, a leading research firm, 26 million American households are living at near-poverty levels. Both parents are working two to three jobs; they have literally stopped shopping save for that rare day off, which is usually a holiday; and they shop for groceries between midnight and 5 […]

If you qualify to buy a three-bedroom, two-bath condo you can probably buy a detached single family home for the same monthly expense. Many home-seekers don’t stop to think how much those homeowner’s association dues equate to in borrowing ability. The payments on a condo or PUD (a unit in a planned unit development) include […]